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**90accordlxcb7** · 12-01-2005, 12:30 AM

Clean!!! Do you feel a difference?

**XLR Azn** · 12-01-2005, 12:45 AM

Good work. Custom fabbing DutchAccord style

**LX Rida** · 12-01-2005, 01:08 AM

Its looks good but the question is did it help any?

**Wallace** · 12-01-2005, 01:21 AM

It really stiffens up the rear end.
Cars feels much more neutral in the corners, not so front heavy anymore.

Although, I still haven't had a chance to REALLY give it a good test. It's been wet out for that past few days.

**oneoffaccord** · 12-01-2005, 01:42 AM

please take that bitch for a ride. i wanna know how it feels

that shit is sweet

**excalibur02** · 12-01-2005, 10:32 PM

i did welding at school. but the question is the metal you used where did you get it. and what did you do for the strut tower brace. u had the C mounts laying around so u just made an adapter to it. thanx

maury

**Wallace** · 12-01-2005, 11:59 PM

Originally posted by excalibur02

i did welding at school. but the question is the metal you used where did you get it. and what did you do for the strut tower brace. u had the C mounts laying around so u just made an adapter to it. thanx

maury

i bought the steel from a metal supplier, place called Metal Supermarket.
it's just 1/16'' steel square tube, and 0.090'' flat steel.

i made everything from scratch, including the C-mounts.
first i made a template for the C-mounts out of ABS plastic sheet, because it's easier to cut.
i measured the diameter of the shock towers, and how much room i had to work with.
then i cut out the "C" shape.
next i placed the "C" shape over the bolts, and hit it with a hammer.
this left indents in the plastic "C", so i knew where to drill the holes for the bolts.
then i test fitted the C-mount, and made adjustments to fit properly.
once the plastic template was done, i just traced it on to some steel sheet.
then i mounted the steel C-mounts, and took measurements for the bar to connect the two mounts.
i cut out a length of steel tube, and placed it between the two mounts.
then i traced the steel tube on to the C-mounts, so i knew where to weld the tabs.
i cut out the tabs, and welded them according to my marks.
then i drilled thru holes on the tabs, placed the bar in the tabs and marked where to drill the holes on the bar.
then i drilled the holes on the bar, and bolted it up.

now, for the X-part:
i first cut out 2 lengths of steel tube.
then i placed them where they were going to go, and traced out where the tabs should go on the C-mounts, and how to cut the tubes so that they could overlap.
i cut out more tabs and welded them according the trace marks.
then i cut out the peices of steel tube so that they could overlap, and welded the "X"
then i made brackets for the trunk, where the X connects to the trunk.
i drilled thru holes in the tabs and the trunk brackets.
then i placed the "X" where it should go and marked where to drill the holes.
drilled the holes in the "X", mounted it all up.
dissasembled, powder coated, reassembled, done.

hope that makes sense.

(PS - it was snowing today, so no chanced for a thorough test drive)

**CustomLowz** · 12-02-2005, 12:36 AM

Nice! Thumbs up!!!

**cp[mike]** · 12-02-2005, 01:02 AM

Originally posted by Wallace

i bought the steel from a metal supplier, place called Metal Supermarket.
it's just 1/16'' steel square tube, and 0.090'' flat steel.

i made everything from scratch, including the C-mounts.

....

hope that makes sense.

(PS - it was snowing today, so no chanced for a thorough test drive)

that was a damn good explaination, all you need to do is copy and paste it into a new thread in the DIY section and add pics and you would help out a ton of people!

**starchland** · 12-02-2005, 01:11 AM

nice always a fan of the diy, i made a similar rear strut bar a few months back, less involved though. just wondering why you did not just weld everything together to make it more rigid, rather than using screws to put the square tubing on the mounts?

**cp[mike]** · 12-02-2005, 01:24 AM

Originally posted by starchland

nice always a fan of the diy, i made a similar rear strut bar a few months back, less involved though. just wondering why you did not just weld everything together to make it more rigid, rather than using screws to put the square tubing on the mounts?

think about the car leaning, and how the X shape would have to bend for the car to actually lean... just the fact that the X is mounted in all those corners would make it that it wouldnt even pivot on the bolts that its bolted in with, so welding it wouldnt help any... just make it not as easily removed. i love the fact that if you needed trunk space, u could pull out those 4 bolts and take the X out, and still have a bar up top...

**Wallace** · 12-02-2005, 01:28 AM

Originally posted by starchland

nice always a fan of the diy, i made a similar rear strut bar a few months back, less involved though. just wondering why you did not just weld everything together to make it more rigid, rather than using screws to put the square tubing on the mounts?

Thanks.
This way, i can just remove the "X" part if i have a load of stuff to carry.
Also, if everything was one peice i dont know if it would fit in.

**Wallace** · 12-02-2005, 01:29 AM

Originally posted by [mike]

think about the car leaning, and how the X shape would have to bend for the car to actually lean... just the fact that the X is mounted in all those corners would make it that it wouldnt even pivot on the bolts that its bolted in with, so welding it wouldnt help any... just make it not as easily removed. i love the fact that if you needed trunk space, u could pull out those 4 bolts and take the X out, and still have a bar up top...

nice, you beat me to it....

thanks for the comments.

**AccordWarrior** · 12-02-2005, 08:18 AM

Wow. I seriously need to learn how to weld and get tools like that. I am very very impressed with everything you've done.

I want one of your front bars when I go DOHC.

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